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The Heidelberg," Madeka wrote.
"More often than not, bars tend
to reject my ID."
According to Jerome Hig-
gins, manager of Ashley's on
State Street, his business does
not always refuse international
IDs, but if the ID presented does
not match up to the picture in an
international ID book, the bar
will refuse customers and sug-
gest they get an alternate form of
identification.
Similarly, Aaron Allen, a man-
ager at Buffalo Wild Wings on
State Street, said the restaurant
currently has an international ID
book employees can use to prove
the IDs are legitimate. Allen said
if the ID is not posted in the book,
which Song's ID may not have
been, the restaurant will refuse
customers if they cannot find a
comparable image online.
However, Allen and Higgins
said their respective restaurants
will accept passports from inter-
national students as a form of
identification. According to Hig-
gins, Ashley's typically accepts
passports since the staff can
verify their legitimacy with more
ease than other forms of interna-
tional identification.
"Passports are a little harder
to forge I think," Higgins said.
"International IDs - we have no
idea what we're looking at half
the time."
Song said he realizes that car-
rying his passport to bars and
restaurants would ease the dif-
ficulties in verifying his age, but
doing so would be difficult and
risky.
'Most of the (local bars), what
they said is that if you have the
passport, that is absolutely OK,"
Song said. "But why would you
carry a passport with you every
day? If I lose it, it's such a hassle
to replace it."
Michael Gradillas, manager
of the Blue Leprechaun pub on
South University Avenue, said the
restaurant accepts passports, but
he prefers international students
to try and obtaina Michigan ID.
"My best advice would be to try
and obtain a state ID from Michi-
gan," Gradillas said. "If they don't
want to do that or can't do that,
just bring their passport and any
other identification that can sup-
port that."
Gradillas recognizes the
inconvenience this poses to inter-
national students, but he said he
believes it ensures the Blue Lep-
rechaun remains lawful in its
practices.
"We've gotten a lot of fake
international driver's licenses
before," Gradillas said. "...We are
just trying to protect ourselves
and make sure the people are
who they say they are and the IDs
aren't fake."
While Madeka, the Engineer-
ing senior from India, wrote that
he understands the prevalence of
fake international IDs on campus
and why bouncers need to scru-
tinize his ID, he wrote that they
should be better trained at verify-
ing international IDs.
"Most international IDs con-
tain smart card chips that are
incredibly difficult to falsify and
numerous other checks," Made-
ka wrote. "Even a basic educa-
tion in these matters could go a
long way in making matters more
convenient for international stu-
dents."
Song also said he understands
the difficulties local bars and
restaurants face as far as verify-
ing international IDs. Though it
may take extra time for him to
order his drinks or enter bars,
he said he feels for the most part
thatthebusinesses treathimwith
respect.
"Sometimes I do feel like I'm
getting a different kind of treat-
ment because they just take much
more time to look at it," Song said.
"But for most of the time I think
they're doinga greatjob."
Nonetheless, Song said he is
considering making the process
easier by obtaining a form of iden-
tification from the United States.
"I've been thinking a lot about
getting a U.S. ID or license so it's
not so much of a hassle and to
make things easier for me and for
them," Song said.
LAW
From Page 1A
the Jindal Global Law School in
Delhi. Among the center's pri-
mary goals is to initiate greater
cooperation between the two
schools and focus on the critical
need for better understanding of
development and infrastructure.
Raj Kumar, vice chancellor
of O.P. Jindal Global University
and dean of Jindal Global Law
School, wrote in a Sept. 15 Uni-
versity Law School press release
that the school will offer its stu-
dents necessary skills to improve
Indian communities. Kumar
wrote that the new project will
allow for "a unique avenue for
teaching, research, training and
capacity-building initiatives for
the study of infrastructure law
and policy."
Vikramaditya Khanna, a Uni-
versity Law School professor and
co-director of the initiative, said
the center's goals are to estab-
lish policy regarding global,
corporate and financial law and
to create an environment where
students can embrace chang-
ing areas of study. Through his
involvement in the development
of the center, Khanna said he is
optimistic about the prospects
the new project provides for
future generations of students
studying at the University and
abroad.
The center will also serve as
a bridge between Michigan and
India, as many jobs continue to
be outsourced to India, Khanna
said.
"Places that students fre-
quent, that you are all aware of,
are moving business overseas,
and that is the reality," Khanna
said. "The vast majority (of com-
panies) receive over 50 percent
of their revenue from outside the
United States."
He added that Coca Cola
receives more than 80 percent
of its revenue from outside the
country, and noted Ann Arbor-
based Domino's Pizza has 300
stores in India with 52 percent of
its revenue being generated out-
side of U.S. borders.
"It's no longer obvious that,
out of college, first jobs will be
in the U.S.," Khanna said. "At
this point, you may even prefer it
elsewhere."
Khanna's attention on India
spans much of his academic
career, and he spends a major-
ity of his time researching the
country because he thinks it is
an important template for infra-
structure projects in developing
countries.
"I partially became interested
in this topic because my family
is from India, but I think what
really got me interested was the
fact that some years ago I start-
ed doing research on corporate
structures in emergingmarkets,"
he said.
Infrastructure issues extend
far beyond India, Khanna said.
He added that he continues to
see similar effects in countries
like Brazil and China.
After teaching a class at the
University on economic devel-
opment in India, he began to
focus on emerging structures
and infrastructure deals in other
countries. He added that the
course made him realize that
the expansion of infrastructure
projects in India could influence
changes in other countries, bear-
ing in mind that cultural differ-
ences impact business.
When developing infrastruc-
ture projects like the initiative
in India, people working on the
projects must be aware of the
cultural and legislative barriers
that could hinder the success-
ful development of projects, he
explained.
"There are myriad impor-
tant and often complicated legal
issues involved in the infrastruc-
ture field," Khanna said. "By
developing courses, research
programs and events, we'll be
able to rely on the considerable
expertise at Michigan, Jindal
and (the Infrastructure Devel-
opment Finance Company) to
begin to address these important
issues."
PRODUCTS
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Hassan said he promised the city
he would not stock any sex toys at
his store. Instead, he is planning
to sell the items he already pur-
chased through an online store he
is creating for Bongz and Thongz.
"(We're selling) just lingerie,
costumes and accessories that
don't have anything to do with
genitalia," said Hassan, describing
his new in-store inventory.
City Council member Sabra Bri-
ere (D-Ward 1) said the ordinance
is "a major part of downtown plan-
ning," and the city is unlikely to
overturn it.
"I think the problem is not the
city -it's the business model," Bri-
ere said. "The people who decided
that this was what they wanted to
open did not check the city's ordi-
nances about what was allowed."
City Council member Chris-
topher Taylor (D-Ward 3) said
changing the city's zoning ordi-
nance is a "relatively long" pro-
cess, and Bongz and Thongz will
probably never be able to return to
its original business plan.
"I have no reason to think that
the ordinance is anything but
good for the city," Taylor said. "I
don't think Bongz and Thongz is
good for the downtown."
Despite difficulties with the
city, Hassan said his and Abouna's
business has been fairly successful
in its first week. He plans to fill the
downstairs area of the store - the
space originally intended for sex
toy sales - with Halloween cos-
tumes for the upcoming holiday
and expects business will contin-
ue to improve.
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